Great Contest from a great community to talk about your country and i really feel glad to share about where i come or home/my roots, which in this case happens to be Cameroon, and so i want to use this platform to thank #Steem4Nigeria for this contest which gives steemains to share about their countries.

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I feel proud of my country Cameroon with its vast history, culture, unity in diversity, presently a promising to be a lead country in Africa, reason why Cameroon is often refer to as "Africa in miniature". My country Cameroon is called so because of both its cultural diversity and geographical diversity.

Cameroon being a West African country has a total population of about 26 million people, with enough cultural and natural resource which makes it a place to be or to visit. In addition to this, about 250 languages are spoken in Cameroon which i happen to know just 7 of these languages. Some of these languages used are mostly indigenous languages, which are spoken by diverse tribes in Cameroon, even though english and french, however are the official languages here in Cameroon, reason why Cameroon is also a bilingual country.

As a football fan that i am, i'd like to also share about the football history of my Country. In my own understanding, i think Cameroon secondly dominates sports in Africa, characterized which a large number of armature football clubs and of course professional once too. The football national team popularly known as "The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon" is one of Africa's successful football team, as Cameroon happens to be the second country who has lift the African cup of nations, and our national team happens to be the only African country who has made the most appearance in FIFA World cup tournament, and recently, Cameroon was privilege to host AFCON 2021, of which the country grabbed the bronze medal in the tournament.

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Among many other things, i'd share the top 5 things that interest my in Cameroon.

Approximately 53% of Cameroonians are Christian( of which i am one) , about 25% of the population practice mainly “traditional” religions, and 22% are Muslims. Cameroon has a variety of religious beliefs, and many individuals combine beliefs and practices of world religions with those of their own culture groups. Of course i can't talk about interesting things in my country without mentioning Mount Cameroon. I have been and seen the mountain just once as it is located in the Southwest region of Cameroon while i am in the Northwest region(Bamenda city precisely). I have been hearing about this mountain since my childhood, read stories about this mountain in books. Last year(2021) I was invited for a musical concert in Southwest to come play the saxophone, and took it upon myself as a must to see and climb the mountain before going back. From the experience i had, i can say a tour at mount Cameroon gives taste of rest, excitement and relaxation. I am generally someone who likes culture and for someone who loves culture just like me, you'd be interesting in museums here in Cameroon. Among all museums in my Country, i have been privilege to visit the "Mankon Museum", made up of historical/ beautiful arts and objects which have been gathered over time. If you love going for a beach trip, you should be thinking of Cameroon if you are in Africa with it most popular Kribi Beach which over time is now called "Queen of Beaches", with its awesome crystal clear waters and black volcanic sand. We also have the Limbe Beach in the Southwest region and these two beaches are two of the best places to visit here in Cameroon

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I have never moved out of Cameroon, such that i'd compare with other countries but i have read from articles and books about other countries, talk with friends of mine who left Cameroon to other countries.
What ever i'd be saying here, it will therefore be based on all these, and not like i have been to other countries before.

• Firstly life is easy going in Cameroon with different varieties of food which are equally affordable, in addition to its diverse culture. We are very generous and hospitable and the extended family structure here serve as a good welcoming attitude to those visiting.

• The interest we have in our local culture and tradition, they way we do it, especially at the end of every year whereby many villages usually have their annual festivals and celebration for the newyear. Due to this, i would rather prefer to always spend my christmas holidays in the village because of this festival.

• The love for our local food, as i can remember how some of my cousins out of the country would always tell my mom to find out if someone is coming or travelling where they are so she can send some of our local food to them through that person.

I don't feel like i really need to talk much on this, but my answer is yes. If eventually i one day leave this country, i am definitely coming back, "BECAUSE THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME".
HOME IS HOME

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I'd therefor take this opportunity to invite my fellow country men to tell the entire steemit community why would always be home for them. @fombae @majerius @wase1234 @tjean